This classic is a catch and release tournament and is part of the Redbone Red Trout Tournament Series. Guides and anglers will team up to catch redfish and trout while raising money to support medical research for cystic fibrosis.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the leading organization devoted to curing and controlling cystic fibrosis, a life shortening genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system causing serious complications.
With the support of the CFF, there have been significant advances in CF research and care over the past 50 years. The median survival age has improved from early childhood in the 1950s to 37 years today. Research is currently taking place that suggests it may be possible to actually repair the defective CF gene, which contains misfolded protein. If the research remains on track, these therapies could be ready for FDA approval in 2012. It is believed that this approach to treatment could stop the cascading effects of CF and add decades to the life span of children born with CF today.